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Megadeth headlines Wargaming’s multi-MMO Metal Fest later this month
Is there an MMO more metal than World of Tanks? I mean, kinda by definition, right? Well, maybe that explains Wargaming's decision to run...
Perfect Ten: 10 MMORPGs whose worlds were built from scratch
Maybe I'm the only one to have stopped to think about it, but a great deal of the MMOs that we enjoy are based...
Pirates of the Burning Sea improves visuals, tweaks gameplay, and brings back a server from the brink
The player-run Vision Online Games studio that's kept Pirates of the Burning Sea afloat since its near-sunset back in 2019 continues to be hard...
Star Trek Online opens up a special museum to tour the franchise’s starships
With a massive franchise spanning decades and numerous television shows and movies, Star Trek boasts a mountain of legacy content under its belt. So...
Wisdom of Nym: Final Fantasy XIV will have to dig deeply for future jobs
Anyone who has read my columns for a long while knows that I put my predictions front and center and both admit when I'm...
Wargaming celebrates studio’s 25th anniversary with bundle discounts, freebies, and in-game events
Wargaming is officially 25 years old this month, and that's cause for its catalogue of games to throw a party, with some bundle discounts,...
Perfect Ten: 10 memorable MMO marketing campaigns from the genre’s past
Believe it or not, MMOs get off easy when it comes to notorious marketing campaigns. Anything on the following list, good or bad, is...
War Thunder details vehicle marker adjustments and bot fighting efforts in latest dev blogs
Two of the latest dev blogs to come out of War Thunder are extremely game-specific, but then that would make sense, especially for those...
Lawful Neutral: Assessing the privacy policies governing World of Warcraft and Final Fantasy XIV
It never fails to surprise me just what some people will say in general chat in an MMO. They'll say things they would never...
World of Warships is the latest MMO to replace official forums with Discord servers
Another one bites the dust, friends: World of Warships has decided that forums are dead and Discord is the future, and has subsequently shut...
The MOP Up: MapleStory rebuilds the legendary guild castle
MapleStory broke out the second part of its two-part summer Savior update which is "packed with a new mystical land to discover, a new...
MMO and gaming companies enjoy some fun ribbing Twitter’s needless X rebranding stunt
If you woke up today and saw your little blue bird logo on Twitter replaced with what is reportedly a letter X from the...
War Thunder launches a crossover event featuring enemies from the single-player FPS Atomic Heart
The Soviet alt-history FPS Atomic Heart and the historical military vehicle battler War Thunder have clapped hands for an intriguing collaboration event featuring one...
Pokemon Go studio Niantic stands accused of sexual discrimination and retaliation in new lawsuit
Pokemon Go's Niantic has fast become one of the more problematic companies we cover, and now the studio's outlook just got even shadier as...
Massively Uplifting: Spring and summer philanthropy and farewells in MMOs
'Tis the season! What season? Why, spring and summer! Spring is a time of growth, and our gaming-verse certainly saw growth of the generous...
Massively Overthinking: Why don’t MMOs try harder to foster great guilds?
MOP reader Mahaf1089 posed an interesting question beneath a WoW Factor column earlier this month, one that clearly resonated with our readers because it...
BioWare finally confirms Star Wars The Old Republic’s move to Broadsword
This announcement is almost redundant at this point since we've had so much confirmation from Star Wars The Old Republic developers already, but here...
Here’s how World of Warships is celebrating US Independence Day this year
The month of July will be upon us before we know it, and that means Fourth of July celebrations for players of World of...
The MOP Up: AdventureQuest 3D heads to the beach
A beach party is in full effect over at AdventureQuest 3D: "Summer is here, heroes! Bask in the thrill of adventure, collect Trophies for...
War Thunder shares economy roadmap targeting summer update
Last month, the players of War Thunder started a revolt as Gaijin Entertainment's deeply unpopular economic changes got rolled back following a review bombing....
